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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
WBAXH5C56CD••••••2012 Bmw 528XI
That is about average for the 2012 Bmw 528XI — 4 complaints per build across 14 builds.
4on this build
54on the model
14builds in total
Most reportedEngine 3Power Train 1Vehicle Speed Control 1Wheels 1
What owners of this build wrote
EngineSep 2019
The contact owns a 2012 bmw 528xi. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the drive train malfunction warning light illuminated. The vehicle coasted to the side of the roadway and loss motive power. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the…
Power TrainSep 2018
The car front and rear tires were of different size and I noticed when I got the car from dealer next day as the car would drift towards one side. It gave "drivetrain error" since its all wheel drive with power not being equally distributed due to different RPM on front and…
EngineFeb 2017
The contact owns a 2012 bmw 528xi. The contact stated that the bolts prematurely fractured or loosened for the cam shaft and timing chain. The vehicle was diagnosed at herrin-gear bmw of jackson (1685 high st, jackson, ms 39202, (601) 354-2269). The vehicle was not included in a…
EngineSep 2015
The contact owns a 2012 bmw 528i. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled and an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart after multiple attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WBAXH5C56CDW04786 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.